Lifting the Veil (eBook)

Lifting the Veil of numerous and complex issues for women in Islam with many personal stories from practicing Muslim women to give you real insights into their lives. Covering my personal experiences while becoming a traditional Muslim after reading the Quran, I give many stories from my own life. It includes how I reconciled the issues a traditional life gave me by finding verses in the Quran. You will find comparisons with Christian and Jewish scriptures. Stories from many other women-coming from several countries and backgrounds- who faced similar problems dealing with traditional Muslim understanding add color and variety. The following chapter titles show the general topics:1 The Beginning for Me2 Women's Position3 Polygamy4 Why Keep Going?5 Veiling6 Being Born & Giving Birth7 Daughters & Parents8 Men in Charge?9 Marriage10 Staying Single11 Divorce12 Orphans & Widows13 Inheritance14 Witnessing15 Religious Practices16 Shahada - Bearing Witness17 Salat - Contact Prayer18 Zakat - Obligatory Charity19 Ramadan - The Month of Fasting20 Hajj Pilgrimage21 Studying the Quran22 In Society23 True Power24 Striving Against Oppression & Tyranny25 The Quran's Women Includes appendices giving all Quranic verses referenced and a discussion of a numerical code discovered in the the Quran, footnotes, an index, and bibliography.The personal stories range from shocking, to sad, to amusing and give a varied and interesting view of the complex religion of Islam and its women. At the end of each chapter, I share why Quran based Islam works so well for me. Anyone interested in Islam, women's rights, reconciling scripture with daily life, or general human nature will find value in this book. Given the longstanding importance of understanding Islam in today's modern world, this volume meets a critical need in an interesting and easily understood form.